lunedì 14 maggio 2012

No NATO

Please join us on Saturday, May
19th for our No to NATO Protest in front of the Roman Empire maps on
Via dei Fori Imperiali (near the Colosseum) 5-8 pm.

In solidarity with those marching in
Chicago on the 20th, we too will be calling on NATO leaders to
withdraw all troops from Afghanistan, to not attack Iran, and to not intervene
in Syria or elsewhere in the Middle East.

Coalition Against NATO/G8 War &
Poverty Agenda http://cang8.org/ has issued a “call for non-violent actions around the
globe from May 14th-20th, for solidarity, demilitarization, abolition of nuclear
weapons, non-violent conflict resolution, putting people needs ahead of profits,
justice, and addressing environmental challenges with integrity.” Hundreds of
organizations are mobilizing people to come to Chicago for a mass march and
rally to say no to the war machine on Sunday, May 20.

Invited by President Obama,
NATO will meet in Chicago May 20-21. In response, a peaceful demonstration will
be saying “no more endless wars that destroy hundreds of thousands of
lives, strip the humanity of all involved, and drain trillions of dollars from
our communities that could be used for schools, health clinics, housing, and to
create jobs” (from the IVAW NATO Action Team).

NATO is
an alliance of Western military superpowers whose combined military might is the
world's largest and most powerful military force, an organization that throws
military might behind the U.S.-led Global War on Terror and other overt and
covert military campaigns and occupations around the world. Dominated by the
United States, NATO (made up by 28 countries) accounts for three-quarters of the
world’s military spending.